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A Slob in the Kitchen
Are you looking for a cookbook that will challenge your kitchen skills and food knowledge, spurring you on to ever greater feats of culinary leger-demain with creations that will leave your guests gasping in astonishment and weeping with gratitude? A Slob in the Kitchen , then, is not the book for you. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a cookbook that acknowledges that the best recipes are those that get you in and out of the kitchen unscathed and produce something that tastes exactly like food—you’ve found your new bible.
A Slob in the Kitchen is a book “for the host who isn’t afraid to crack a few eggs, crack a few jokes, throw a few curves, cut a few corners, and have a few laughs,” says self-proclaimed slob Karen Duffy. Her wisenheimer cooking primer provides nearly two hundred simple and completely approachable recipes that are so foolproof even a monkey could make them, yet are good enough to serve anytime, anywhere.
Need some easy eats for a cocktail get-together? Try Buffalo-Style Shrimp or Fiesta Like There Is No Manaña Guacamole. Have hungry kids to appease? Throw them some Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi or let them burn off some energy with Kick-the-Can Ice Cream. In a retro mood? Check out the selection of Kitsch-en Classics for Spinach Quiche, just like Mom used to serve her bridge club. These recipes may not win you a spot on Iron Chef, but they will put a smile on the face of everyone you serve them to—and isn’t that why you cook in the first place? With Duffy as your guide you’ll be turning out soups, salads, entrées, desserts, and more—all without breaking a sweat or setting foot in a fancy-pants gourmet grocery. You’ll even pick up some cooking shortcuts and fun food trivia that make the whole process of getting food on the table that much more enjoyable.
So if you’re finally ready to put down that takeout menu, toss the frozen entrées, and pick up a wooden spoon, take A Slob in the Kitchen is the culinary Rosetta stone you’ve been waiting for, an empowering and entertaining introduction to the pleasures of presenting homemade fare without the angst.
A Slob in the Kitchen is a book “for the host who isn’t afraid to crack a few eggs, crack a few jokes, throw a few curves, cut a few corners, and have a few laughs,” says self-proclaimed slob Karen Duffy. Her wisenheimer cooking primer provides nearly two hundred simple and completely approachable recipes that are so foolproof even a monkey could make them, yet are good enough to serve anytime, anywhere.
Need some easy eats for a cocktail get-together? Try Buffalo-Style Shrimp or Fiesta Like There Is No Manaña Guacamole. Have hungry kids to appease? Throw them some Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi or let them burn off some energy with Kick-the-Can Ice Cream. In a retro mood? Check out the selection of Kitsch-en Classics for Spinach Quiche, just like Mom used to serve her bridge club. These recipes may not win you a spot on Iron Chef, but they will put a smile on the face of everyone you serve them to—and isn’t that why you cook in the first place? With Duffy as your guide you’ll be turning out soups, salads, entrées, desserts, and more—all without breaking a sweat or setting foot in a fancy-pants gourmet grocery. You’ll even pick up some cooking shortcuts and fun food trivia that make the whole process of getting food on the table that much more enjoyable.
So if you’re finally ready to put down that takeout menu, toss the frozen entrées, and pick up a wooden spoon, take A Slob in the Kitchen is the culinary Rosetta stone you’ve been waiting for, an empowering and entertaining introduction to the pleasures of presenting homemade fare without the angst.
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288 pages, Hardcover
First published June 29, 2004
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Karen Duffy
20 books46 followersKaren Duffy a former model, television personality, bestselling author and actress.
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August 19, 2021
Karen Duffy shares basic, make-it-quickly-with-no-fuss recipes with humorous asides.
I'm going to try about ten recipes out (fingers crossed!). If you're interested in the author after looking through this, definitely try her memoir "Backbone" about her struggles with ill health - she even makes that funny!
I'm going to try about ten recipes out (fingers crossed!). If you're interested in the author after looking through this, definitely try her memoir "Backbone" about her struggles with ill health - she even makes that funny!
January 18, 2010
I feel like such a dope! I've had this book on my wishlist since I discovered it existed*, and finally bought a copy for myself. It arrived a few days ago, and only then did I read the entire cover and realize it was, essentially, a cookbook. I'm on a crazy-strict diet and I don't think there is one recipe in there I can use. BUT, it was still a fun read, full of helpful tips for entertaining (and being a good guest) and is now nestled with my small collection of cookbooks. I totally recommend this book!
*I read another of Karen's books (Model Patient) and loved it.
*I read another of Karen's books (Model Patient) and loved it.
August 19, 2017
This book was a riot, I loved it. I read it quite awhile ago when I was going through my .... cookbook / books about food craze.
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